21.   The locals were all concerned about how prices have doubled and sometimes tripled over the past few years due to the tourist dollar.

22.   Their earnings are down sharply this year due to a problem with an outside supplier.

23.   There are more additions than deletions because some stocks disappear from the index in the course of a year due to mergers and other events.

24.   This industry has been under a lot of pressure for a number of years due to too much supply in the marketplace.

25.   Trading has all but dried up in Shenzhen in the last year due to lax regulation and poor performance by most of its companies.

26.   Oriyanto said the agency decided to conduct tests after a significant increase in traffic accidents in recent years due to drunken and reckless driving.

27.   About two-thirds of Thai financial institutions have been shut down this year due to liquidity problems.

28.   Both shares have suffered so far this year due to their exposure to Argentina.

29.   BM-Indicator The EYCO Group of Companies resumes full operations this month after a slow-down at the start of the year due to the foreign currency crisis.

30.   But earnings have declined in recent years due to competition from other brand name drugs and cheaper generic versions.